Promoting socio-economic development linkage, removing difficulties for businesses

(Baonghean.vn) – On the afternoon of September 21, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong chaired a meeting of the Provincial People's Committee to assess the socio-economic situation in the past 9 months and deploy solutions to carry out tasks in the coming time.

Attending the meeting were Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council, Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee, members of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of the Provincial People's Council and leaders of departments and branches. The meeting was connected online with leaders of 21 districts, cities and towns in the province.

Video of comments by Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong at the meeting

The Provincial People's Committee held an online meeting with 21 districts, cities and towns on socio-economic development.

Over the past 9 months, although many localities in the province have encountered difficulties in dealing with drought, dead fish along the central coast, and flash floods and inundations caused by post-storm rains causing damage to production, business and people's lives, the economy and society in Nghe An have had quite good developments.

The total product in the province (GRDP) in the first 9 months of 2016 (at 2010 comparative prices) is estimated at 45,315.4 billion VND, up 7.05% over the same period. Of which, the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector is estimated at 11,389.2 billion VND, up 3.67%; the industry - construction sector is estimated at 12,905 billion VND, up 9.61% (industry alone is estimated at 7,533.7 billion VND, up 10.14%); the service sector is estimated at 18,154.7 billion VND, up 6.39% over the same period; product tax is estimated at 2,866.5 billion VND, up 14.32% over the same period.

The growth rate in the first 9 months of this year is higher than the same period last year (in the first 9 months of 2015, it increased by 6.95%). Budget revenue in the first 9 months of 2016 is estimated at 7,371.4 billion VND, equal to 71.7% of the estimate, up 22.2% over the same period.

Leaders of the Government and Nghe An province visited the production line of Vinatex Hoang Mai Garment Factory which was inaugurated in early September 2016.

National defense and security work is well maintained; at the same time, all levels and sectors pay attention to job creation and social security. Poverty reduction continues to receive attention and direction; policies to support rapid and sustainable poverty reduction according to Resolution 30ª are fully and promptly implemented;

The province urged the implementation of the Project on poverty reduction and improving living standards for people in the Western and coastal regions of Nghe An... Agencies and units assigned to help 110 poor communes in the mountainous areas of Western Nghe An mobilized support of more than 13.2 billion VND; Thien Tam Fund supported the construction of houses for 30 poor households in Tuong Duong, Con Cuong, and Que Phong districts with a total support budget of 1.5 billion VND.

Local people promote the application of science and technology in production. Photo TL

All levels and sectors in the province are also interested in promoting administrative reform, taking work efficiency to meet the requirements of citizens and businesses as a measure and assessment of the level of task completion. In the past 9 months, the province has recorded many key projects completed and put into use, contributing to promoting economic and social development. Domestic and foreign investment attraction has had positive changes, attracting 4 more ODA projects and 5 NGO non-governmental aid projects.

At the meeting, departments, branches and localities clearly analyzed the achieved results as well as learned from existing problems, thereby giving many opinions to advise the Provincial People's Committee to direct the implementation of socio-economic development tasks in the last months of 2016. On that basis, all levels and branches reviewed and urged the implementation of the 2016 plan's goals, targets and tasks to focus on directing the implementation to achieve the highest results.

Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting.

In the last months of the year, the province often faces floods and storms. Therefore, all levels and sectors strengthen prevention and control work; focus on agricultural production, speed up the implementation of the new rural development program. At the same time, promote industrial and service production; strengthen investment promotion; resolve problems for projects that are completed early with products and projects that have registered for investment.

Representatives of the online bridge of the districts also made recommendations on solving the problem of lack of classrooms and regulating teachers appropriately between levels to meet the requirements of training tasks at the grassroots level. Some districts also proposed mechanisms to encourage agricultural development, new rural construction; support to overcome natural disasters, floods, etc.

Representatives of departments, branches and localities gave many opinions at the meeting.

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong requested the Provincial People's Committee Office, departments, branches and localities to actively promote economic development solutions, mobilize maximum resources for development, focus on removing difficulties, supporting business development; strengthen the connection between businesses and farmers to increase production, processing and export value. The sectors should focus well on budget revenue and expenditure, take care of the fields of culture - society, education, health, ensure good implementation of social security issues, environmental protection; actively reform administration in a quick and highly effective direction. At the same time, the sectors and localities should strongly implement the conclusions of the Prime Minister in the recent working session in Nghe An.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong emphasized at the meeting. Graphics by Huu Quan

Regarding the shortage of classrooms and teachers in Nghe An, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Education and Training and districts to actively arrange classrooms appropriately, proactively train and arrange surplus teachers at secondary and primary levels to teach preschools to reduce pressure on funding as well as staffing and teacher contracts.

Nguyen Son